Catholic Word of the Day: Motu Proprio, 11-04-09

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MOTU PROPRIO

Words used in rescripts drawn up and issued by a pope on his own initiative, and not conditioned by any petitionary requests. The documents are always signed personally by a pope.

See Also: PROPRIO MOTU

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PROPRIO MOTU

More commonly motu proprio. Something done on one's own initiative or by one's own will. Said especially of certain papal documents written on the Pope's own authority, often to meet a special and urgent need in the Church.

All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.

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Book of Zechariah	Temple (biblical)	Capsula
Holy Mary	Anaphora	Diana of the Ephesians
Evangelism	Eucharistic Oblation	Last Judgment
Veneration of Images	Aggiornamento	Pectoral Cross
Dark Night of the Soul	Solitude	Domestic Prelate
Incense Boat	Clothing of Religious	Laity
Abraham’s Bosom	Embalming	Dowry
Roman Gradual	Socratic Method	Theism
Memorial	Petitions to the Holy See	Perfect Happiness
Litany of the Sacred Heart	Feeling	Pope
Legate a latere	Extraordinary Magisterium	Nepotism
Canonical Penance	Inherence	Ineffable
Refectory	Pascendi	Musicam sacram
Heaven	Celtic Church	Motu Proprio

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Apostolic Letter "Summorum Pontificum" issued Motu Proprio, Benedict XVI

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Earlier Catholic Words of the Day

Book of Zechariah	Temple	Capsula
Holy Mary	Anaphora	Diana of the Ephesians
Evangelism	Eucharistic Oblation	Last Judgment
Veneration of Images	Aggiornamento	Pectoral Cross
Dark Night of the Soul	Solitude	Domestic Prelate
Incense Boat	Clothing of Religious	Laity
Abraham’s Bosom	Embalming	Dowry
Roman Gradual	Socratic Method	Theism
Memorial	Petitions to the Holy See	Perfect Happiness
Litany of the Sacred Heart	Feeling	Pope
Legate a latere	Extraordinary Magisterium	Nepotism
Canonical Penance	Inherence	Ineffable
Refectory	Pascendi	Musicam sacram
Heaven	Celtic Church	Motu Proprio